Date: 10th August, 2022
Forecaster: Webster Gajadhar
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is partly cloudy.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 30°C or 86°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 9.4 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 8.2 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of August so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 42.2 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 53.8 mm.
Sunset today: 6:28 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:50 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from between the east and east-southeast near 16 mph or 26 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with some scattered showers.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 3:21 pm…Low at 7:37 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: High at 4:28 pm…Low at 9:04 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Over the Windward Islands and areas further south, partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers. Over the Leeward Islands, fair to occasionally cloudy, with a few showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
A weak tropical wave will continue to generate some cloudiness and showers mainly over the southern half of the Lesser Antilles this afternoon into tonight.
Another tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region from late Friday into Saturday.
A third tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is also moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h. This wave has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression within the next five days.